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theophilus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-11-09 06:20 PM Original message |
Malpractice Insurance |
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Cleita (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-11-09 06:28 PM Response to Original message |
1. Here's a paper on how it's done in other countries with national health care. |
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theophilus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-11-09 06:30 PM Response to Reply #1 |
3. Thanks for the info. n/t |
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timeforpeace (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-11-09 10:40 PM Response to Reply #1 |
13. Interesting idea. Seems feasible. |
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DURHAM D (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-11-09 06:29 PM Response to Original message |
2. In order to cut the cost of malpractice insurance - |
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theophilus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-11-09 06:34 PM Response to Reply #2 |
4. What do the insurance companies use as reference? |
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kestrel91316 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-11-09 06:34 PM Response to Original message |
5. When people knock off the frivolous lawsuits the cost of the insurance |
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theophilus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-11-09 06:36 PM Response to Reply #5 |
6. If the "frivolous" lawsuits don't succeed it seems they would stop. |
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D-Lee (457 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-11-09 06:56 PM Response to Reply #6 |
11. Malpractice premiums have NEVER gone down where dollar caps imposed |
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kestrel91316 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-11-09 07:33 PM Response to Reply #6 |
12. Frivolous is when you file a lawsuit before consulting an expert on |
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gratuitous (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-11-09 10:57 PM Response to Reply #5 |
14. Or when doctors and hospitals quit burying their mistakes |
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rucky (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-11-09 06:37 PM Response to Original message |
7. It's 2% of medical costs. |
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theophilus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-11-09 06:40 PM Response to Reply #7 |
8. But what percentage of health provider costs? I get the impression |
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Sgent (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-11-09 11:29 PM Response to Reply #7 |
15. I don't believe it |
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customerserviceguy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-11-09 06:53 PM Response to Original message |
9. I agree |
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TexasObserver (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-11-09 06:54 PM Response to Original message |
10. Rates are a function of (1) State, (2) Local venue, (3) Specialty, (4) volume of work |
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canetoad (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-11-09 11:34 PM Response to Original message |
16. Sort of related, |
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